Jam Session is a live album by trumpeters Clifford Brown, Clark Terry, and Maynard Ferguson featuring tracks recorded in early 1954 and released on the EmArcy label.[1] The album was recorded at the same session that produced Dinah Washington's Dinah Jams.[2]
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| Released | 1954 | |||
| Recorded | August 14, 1954 Los Angeles, California | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 46:47 | |||
| Label | EmArcy MG 36002 | |||
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Reception
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| AllMusic |   [3] |
Billboard in 1955 wrote: "Good as all the sidemen are, it's the three trumpets which walk off with top honors. Recording is excellent."[2] AllMusic awarded the album 4½ stars and Scott Yanow, in his review, calls it "A brilliant set that is highly recommended".[3]
Track listing
edit- "What Is This Thing Called Love?" (Cole Porter) – 14:56
- "Darn That Dream" (Eddie DeLange, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 5:16
- "Move" (Denzil Best) – 14:28
- "My Funny Valentine/Don't Worry 'bout Me/Bess, You Is My Woman Now/It Might as Well Be Spring" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers/Rube Bloom, Ted Koehler/George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin/Oscar Hammerstein II, Rogers) – 11:29
Personnel
edit- Clifford Brown, Maynard Ferguson, Clark Terry – trumpet
- Herb Geller – alto saxophone (tracks 1, 3 & 4)
- Harold Land – tenor saxophone
- Junior Mance – piano (tracks 1, 3 & 4)
- Richie Powell – piano (track 2)
- Keter Betts, George Morrow – bass
- Max Roach – drums
- Dinah Washington – vocals (track 2)
References
edit- ^ EmArcy Records discography accessed September 28, 2012
- ^ a b "Reviews and Ratings of New Popular Albums". Billboard. Vol. 67, no. 8. February 19, 1955. p. 34.
- ^ a b Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed September 28, 2012